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Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone

Title	Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone
First release	1990
Developer	East Technology Corp.
Publisher	Technōs Japan
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Mega Drive / Genesis, ZX Spectrum
Genre	beat 'em up
Also known as	Daburu Doragon 3: Za Rozetta Sutōn · Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game · Double Dragon III: The Arcade Game
Players	1–3 players
Co-op	Yes
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1990-11-04 (NTSC-U), 1990-11-19 (NTSC-J) Amiga: 1991-01-01 Mega Drive / Genesis: 1992-01-01 (PAL), 1992-04-12
Wikidata ID	Q1937488

Wielding nunchuckas, grenades, knuckle dusters, and swords allows players to combat enemies across five perilous missions in exotic locations. Mastering specialized fighting arts, such as the one-armed headbutt or locking head squeeze, is necessary to survive the onslaught and uncover the truth behind the Rosetta Stones.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1937488) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/double-dragon-3-the-rosetta-stone) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/double-dragon-3-the-rosetta-stone) · last updated 2026-09-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/double-dragon-3-the-rosetta-stone) · last updated 2026-10-17 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (21566,126713) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (18792) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (471,29112) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (ddragon3) · last updated 2026-10-03 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`ddragon3`
Title at ADB	Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone (US)
Manufacturer	East Technology / Technos Japan
Year	1990
Genre	Fighter / 2.5D
Players	3
MAME driver status	GOOD

Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone – Flyer — Flyer

Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone – Marquee — Marquee

Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone – Cabinet — Cabinet

Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone – Title — Title

Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone – In-game — In-game

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (East Technology / Technos Japan); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

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Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone – box art (front)

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (9): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Technōs Japan · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Logos (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Technōs Japan · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: zxdb (upstream ZXDB (Einar Saukas et al.) via ZXInfo / World of Spectrum mirror) · © Technōs Japan · internal use only.

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Technōs Japan · internal use only.

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Videos

Arcade Longplay [233] Double Dragon 3 - The Rosetta Stone

World-of-Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 37:55auto-matched
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Amiga Game - Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone (1991Sales Curve/Tradewest/Storm)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · Amiga version · longplay · 31:55auto-matched
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